Senator Davis About Me:
I am Senator Eleanor Davis, from the wonderful state of Washington. I am a democrat and have been on the senate for four years. I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up in such a diverse and almost different culture, I was able to visualize the reality of life, which so many people are in denial about. Spending my childhood and young adult life there gave me the understanding of what children are capable of doing and/or getting their hands on. Under-age pregnancies are one of the many issues in Louisiana, Washington, and all other states that families and individuals have to face everyday. Statistics nation-wide are increasing as the days go by, and it is up to people like me, people who know the reality of what is going on in our children’s lives, to put a stop to accidental teen pregnancies and aid our children in the knowledge they need to lead safe and happy lives. This is why it is crucial for our children to have the proper sex education instead of the abstinence-only programs that are not actually helping or supplying people with adequate helpful information.
The Senate 1st Session S. A bill to fund medically accurate sex-education in schools IN THE MCGEHEE CONGRESS April, 2009 Sponsored by Senator Davis of Washington Co-Sponsored by Senator Dean of Massachusetts A Bill A bill to fund medically accurate sex-education in schools
Be it enacted by the Members of the McG Congress of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.I need to be SAVED bill
This Act may be cited as the “I need to be SAVED bill” SECTION 2. FINDINGS
-Young adults are not receiving the proper sex education oTeen pregnancies §Age 15-19: 750,000-1,000,000 a year ·Abortions: 405,000 ·Miscarriages: 80,000 §Age 18: 25% of women will become pregnant §80% of girls that have babies in their teens do not finish high school/attend college oFunding for teen pregnancies: §Federal funding for many different agencies regarding teen pregnancies in the Govt: 50-25 billion oFunding for services for teen parents §$5-7 billion oUnder George W. Bush’s administration he put $176 million into funding for abstinence-only programs oPresident Barack Obama à supports medically accurate, age appropriate programs and has taken $14 million away from abstinence-only program funds
SECTION 3: PURPOSE
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that teenagers and children nation-wide are provided with medically accurate sex-education. With this education, teens will gain the knowledge of contraceptive forms and STD’s. It will also, hopefully, decrease the amount of unplanned teen pregnancies. Educating our children will help them make better decisions now and later in life, as well.
SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY.
-All public schools receiving federal education funds will receive this curriculum
SECTION 4. TERMS AND BENEFITS OF SERVICE
-The Department of Health and Human Services will create a sex-education curriculum designed for high school students.
-This curriculum should cover STD’s, contraceptive, and relationships
-All students should receive the same education across the board
-Health and human services should provide the schools with funding to pay for a qualified instructor
-The federal government will give $10,000 to each school to cover the coast of instruction
About Me:
I am Senator Eleanor Davis, from the wonderful state of Washington. I am a democrat and have been on the senate for four years. I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Growing up in such a diverse and almost different culture, I was able to visualize the reality of life, which so many people are in denial about. Spending my childhood and young adult life there gave me the understanding of what children are capable of doing and/or getting their hands on. Under-age pregnancies are one of the many issues in Louisiana, Washington, and all other states that families and individuals have to face everyday. Statistics nation-wide are increasing as the days go by, and it is up to people like me, people who know the reality of what is going on in our children’s lives, to put a stop to accidental teen pregnancies and aid our children in the knowledge they need to lead safe and happy lives. This is why it is crucial for our children to have the proper sex education instead of the abstinence-only programs that are not actually helping or supplying people with adequate helpful information.
The Senate
1st Session
S.
A bill to fund medically accurate sex-education in schools
IN THE MCGEHEE CONGRESS
April, 2009
Sponsored by Senator Davis of Washington
Co-Sponsored by Senator Dean of Massachusetts
A Bill
A bill to fund medically accurate sex-education in schools
Be it enacted by the Members of the McG Congress
of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. I need to be SAVED bill
This Act may be cited as the “I need to be SAVED bill”
SECTION 2. FINDINGS
- Young adults are not receiving the proper sex education
o Teen pregnancies
§ Age 15-19: 750,000-1,000,000 a year
· Abortions: 405,000
· Miscarriages: 80,000
§ Age 18: 25% of women will become pregnant
§ 80% of girls that have babies in their teens do not finish high school/attend college
o Funding for teen pregnancies:
§ Federal funding for many different agencies regarding teen pregnancies in the Govt: 50-25 billion
o Funding for services for teen parents
§ $5-7 billion
o Under George W. Bush’s administration he put $176 million into funding for abstinence-only programs
o President Barack Obama à supports medically accurate, age appropriate programs and has taken $14 million away from abstinence-only program funds
SECTION 3: PURPOSE
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that teenagers and children nation-wide are provided with medically accurate sex-education. With this education, teens will gain the knowledge of contraceptive forms and STD’s. It will also, hopefully, decrease the amount of unplanned teen pregnancies. Educating our children will help them make better decisions now and later in life, as well.
SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY.
- All public schools receiving federal education funds will receive this curriculum
SECTION 4. TERMS AND BENEFITS OF SERVICE
- The Department of Health and Human Services will create a sex-education curriculum designed for high school students.
- This curriculum should cover STD’s, contraceptive, and relationships
- All students should receive the same education across the board
- Health and human services should provide the schools with funding to pay for a qualified instructor
- The federal government will give $10,000 to each school to cover the coast of instruction